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Bozena Przytocka is a designer of
artistic amber jewelry based in Gdansk, Poland. Here is a beautiful
example of her ability to blend amber and amethyst to create a
stunning necklace. The straps are leather and the centerpiece is ebony. The longest bead length is 7".
Archaeological evidence of Baltic amber’s use as a trade commodity dates back to 8000 B.C., and it is recorded that Phoenician sea-traders carried amber throughout the known world four thousand years ago.
Amber (Bursztyn in Polish) is fossilized tree sap that dates back 40 million years. It comes from all around the world, but the highest quality and richest deposits are found around the Baltic Sea. During the colder months, when water density reaches its highest point, amber floats up from the seabed and is washed to shore by the waving sea. Amber is the only fossil resin that contains 3 to 8% succinic acid, a multi-purpose therapeutic substance, that was prescribed by early physicians for headaches, heart problems, arthritis and a variety of other ailments. In ancient times it was carried by travellers for protection. All of our amber is directly imported from the Baltic city of Gdansk, Poland.
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Features
- Natural Baltic Amber and amethyst
- Necklace length 25"
- Weight 118g
- Made In Poland
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